Steel Bridge (1888)

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #416144

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Truss bridge over Willamette river on Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. & Road

Location

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1888, Replaced 1912

Builder

- George S. Morison of New Bedford, Massachusetts (Design)

Railroads

- City & Suburban Railway (Portland)
- Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. (OR&N)
- Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. (OWR&N)
- Streetcar
- Willamette Bridge Railway

Design

Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Total length: 1,250.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+45.52755, -122.66899   (decimal degrees)
45°31'39" N, 122°40'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/525848/5041610 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Portland

Inventory number

BH 80030 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 21, 2018: New photo from Leslie R Trick
• February 6, 2018: New photo from Leslie R trick
• January 16, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
• January 11, 2018: Updated by Luke: Converted duplicate entry
• January 11, 2018: Added by Leslie R Trick

Related Bridges 

• Steel Bridge (1912) (Successor)

Sources 

• Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
• Luke
• Douglas Butler

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